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Event 71518

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: June 17, 2015
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: ConMed Corporation

Dossier provenance

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openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Arthroscopic Energy 50¿ Probe with Suction, Catalog number: AES-50S Peoduct Usage: For resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic surgical procedures.

Z-0205-2016

Recall number: Z-0205-2016
Initiated: June 17, 2015
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: ConMed Corporation
Quantity: 276 devices

App-derived interpretation

Device software or design reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0

programming error

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Software design (manufacturing process)

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Reason for recall

Probe programming error. The incorrect program can generate more heat at the surgical site, resulting in an elevated probability of tissue damage.

Code information

1412161, 1410201, 1410271, 1412121, and 1412081

Distribution pattern

Worldwide - US distribution in the states of FL, OH, and the country of Spain.